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New Orleans plays Toronto on 4-game road skid

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

New Orleans Pelicans (25-49, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (40-32, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Friday, 8:30 p. m.

EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -8. 5; over/under is 227. 5 BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans hits the road against Toronto looking to break its four-game road skid.

The Raptors have gone 19-16 at home. Toronto is 7-4 in one-possession games. The Pelicans are 9-27 on the road.

New Orleans ranks third in the Western Conference with 16. 6 fast break points per game led by Trey Murphy III averaging 3. 3.

The Raptors average 113. 9 points per game, 5. 4 fewer points than the 119.